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package org.apache.commons.lang;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
/**
* <p><code>WordWrapUtils</code> is a utility class to assist with word wrapping.</p>
*
* <p>This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
* An exception will not be thrown for a <code>null</code> input.
* Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
*
* @author Apache Jakarta Velocity
* @author Henri Yandell
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:ggregory@seagullsw.com">Gary Gregory</a>
* @since 2.0
* @version $Id: WordWrapUtils.java,v 1.10 2003/08/16 12:45:38 scolebourne Exp $
*/
public class WordWrapUtils {
/**
* <p><code>WordWrapUtils</code> instances should NOT be constructed in
* standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as
* <code>WordWrapUtils.wordWrap("foo bar");</code>.</p>
*
* <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean
* instance to operate.</p>
*/
public WordWrapUtils() {
}
// Wrapping
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// /**
// * <p>Wraps a block of text to a specified line length using '\n' as
// * a newline.</p>
// *
// * <p>This method takes a block of text, which might have long lines in it
// * and wraps the long lines based on the supplied lineLength parameter.</p>
// *
// * <p>If a single word is longer than the line length (eg. a URL), it will
// * not be broken, and will display beyond the expected width.</p>
// *
// * <p>If there are tabs in inString, you are going to get results that are
// * a bit strange. Tabs are a single character but are displayed as 4 or 8
// * spaces. Remove the tabs.</p>
// *
// * @param str text which is in need of word-wrapping, may be null
// * @param lineLength the column to wrap the words at
// * @return the text with all the long lines word-wrapped
// * <code>null</code> if null string input
// */
// public static String wrapText(String str, int lineLength) {
// return wrap(str, null, lineLength);
// }
/**
* <p>Wraps a block of text to a specified line length.</p>
*
* <p>This method takes a block of text, which might have long lines in it
* and wraps the long lines based on the supplied lineLength parameter.</p>
*
* <p>If a single word is longer than the wrapColumn (eg. a URL), it will
* not be broken, and will display beyond the expected width.</p>
*
* <p>If there are tabs in inString, you are going to get results that are
* a bit strange. Tabs are a single character but are displayed as 4 or 8
* spaces. Remove the tabs.</p>
*
* @param str text which is in need of word-wrapping, may be null
* @param newLineChars the characters that define a newline, null treated as \n
* @param lineLength the column to wrap the words at
* @return the text with all the long lines word-wrapped
* <code>null</code> if null string input
*/
public static String wrapText(String str, String newLineChars, int lineLength) {
if (str == null) {
return null;
}
if (newLineChars == null) {
newLineChars = "\n";
}
StringTokenizer lineTokenizer = new StringTokenizer(str, newLineChars, true);
StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
while (lineTokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
try {
String nextLine = lineTokenizer.nextToken();
if (nextLine.length() > lineLength) {
// This line is long enough to be wrapped.
nextLine = wrapLine(nextLine, newLineChars, lineLength);
}
stringBuffer.append(nextLine);
} catch (NoSuchElementException nsee) {
// thrown by nextToken(), but I don't know why it would
break;
}
}
return (stringBuffer.toString());
}
/**
* <p>Wraps a single line of text. Called by wrapText() to do the real
* work of wrapping.</p>
*
* @param line a line which is in need of word-wrapping
* @param newline the characters that define a newline
* @param lineLength the column to wrap the words at
* @return a line with newlines inserted
*/
private static String wrapLine(String line, String newline, int lineLength) {
StringBuffer wrappedLine = new StringBuffer();
while (line.length() > lineLength) {
int spaceToWrapAt = line.lastIndexOf(' ', lineLength);
if (spaceToWrapAt >= 0) {
wrappedLine.append(line.substring(0, spaceToWrapAt));
wrappedLine.append(newline);
line = line.substring(spaceToWrapAt + 1);
}
// This must be a really long word or URL. Pass it
// through unchanged even though it's longer than the
// wrapColumn would allow. This behavior could be
// dependent on a parameter for those situations when
// someone wants long words broken at line length.
else {
spaceToWrapAt = line.indexOf(' ', lineLength);
if (spaceToWrapAt >= 0) {
wrappedLine.append(line.substring(0, spaceToWrapAt));
wrappedLine.append(newline);
line = line.substring(spaceToWrapAt + 1);
} else {
wrappedLine.append(line);
line = "";
}
}
}
// Whatever is left in line is short enough to just pass through
wrappedLine.append(line);
return (wrappedLine.toString());
}
}